Talk:Conic sections

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The description at MathWorld seems to indicate that in the equation


 * $$\frac{y^2}{a^2}+\frac{x^2}{b^2}=1$$

"a" is the half the length of the major axis and "b" is half the length of the minor axis.--JWSchmidt 13:34, 19 February 2007 (UTC)


 * After reviewing the material on Mathworld carefully, I agree with JWS. I'm going to change the page. Historybuff 15:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC)